Taxes and Fees

Sales Tax Rate (Retailers & Service Occupation Taxes)

Tax TypeTax Rate
Village Home Rule Sales Tax1.25%
Regional Transportation Authority0.75%
State of Illinois6.25%
Total8.25%


Property Tax Rate

Category20132014201520162017
Corporate0.56350.56810.54510.51840.5063

*Property tax rate per $100 of Equalized Assessed Value

Locally Collected Taxes

Tax TypeRate
Food & Beverage Tax (includes packaged liquor)1.50%
Hotel Tax6.00%
Real Estate Transfer Tax$3.00 per $1,000 of selling price


Utility Taxes (collected by your utility provider)

Electricity Tax

For the first 2,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month: 0.552 cents per kilowatt hour;

For the next 48,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month: 0.366 cents per kilowatt hour;

For the next 50,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month: 0.364 cents per kilowatt hour; 

For the next 400,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month: 0.350 cents per kilowatt hour;

For the next 500,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month: 0.340 cents per kilowatt hour;

For the next 2,000,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month: 0.329 cents per kilowatt hour; 

For the next 2,000,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month: 0.317 cents per kilowatt hour;

For the next 5,000,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month: 0.240 cents per kilowatt hour;

For the next 10,000,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month: 0.170 cents per kilowatt hour;

For all electricity used or consumed in excess of 20,000,000 kilowatt hours in a month: 0.080 cents per kilowatt hour.

Telecommunications tax: 6.00%

Natural Gas Utility Tax:  $0.02 per therm

Cable Franchise Fee: 5% with 1% PEG fee